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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-3871

Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 6.84%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, aka Bug Id 6872358.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
6.84% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
sun/jdk · sun/jre · sun/sdk
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.